2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences3:Religion
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Tatsuya Yumiyama
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S403
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course deals with the basic concepts and background of education of the mind. And it will focus on value conflicts in public education. Topics include death education and patriotic education.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand what education of the minds is,
2) explain the controversies regarding education of the minds.
3) express their own thoughts
Keywords
Education of the mind, death education, patriotic education, value conflict
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students must respond to the question from a teacher through the discussions or short reports. And they should reach the same degree of understanding as they exchange their points of view.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction: What is an education of the mind ? | |
| Class 2 | Can we teach children “respect for life” ? (1) | Write a short report on your experience of “death education.” |
| Class 3 | Can we teach children “respect for life” ? (2) | Discuss about this subject. |
| Class 4 | Can we teach children “respect for life” ? (3) | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 5 | Do we need the "patriotic education" ? (1) | |
| Class 6 | Do we need the "patriotic education" ? (2) | Discuss about this subject |
| Class 7 | Do we need the "patriotic education" ? (3) | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Discussion: 35%, Short report: 35%, Quiz: 30%
Related courses
- LAH.H106 ： Religion A
- LAH.H206 ： Religion B
- LAH.H306 ： Religion C
- SHS.U444 ： Graduate Lecture in Culture and Arts F1B
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.